The Rebirth of 88s Begins with a Carpenter

Chapter 1228: There are priorities in learning the Tao, and there are specialties in the arts.

 In the village office.

 Lao Xu put his head on the flame Wu Yuan handed over and lit Hua Zi.

Take a deep breath, spit it out, smoke comes out from your nostrils and mouth, and say: "I've already asked Huiqin."

“One mu of shrimp pond can produce three to five hundred kilograms of crayfish per mu, so let’s calculate it as 500 kilograms.”

“The crayfish breeding cycle ranges from three to six months, and it is said to be related to the temperature. Let’s calculate it based on three seasons, and this is only 1,500 kilograms!”

“Last year, the village purchased crayfish, and the high-quality ones cost 20 cents per catty, and the ordinary ones cost 10 cents per catty.”

“Even if all of these 1,500 kilograms are calculated as high-quality products, the income will be the same as growing crops.”

“After deducting the input costs and expenses of raising crayfish, and then deducting the three-timing and five-system expenses, it may not be as good as crops!”

Wu Yuan felt something in his heart, it was indeed the case.

Wild crayfish are calculated at two cents per pound, which is a net profit.

 If those who can be cultivated are paid at this price, it will be a pure loss.

　　It is like planting crops.

 Because the price of grain purchased by the grain management department today is only about 20 cents.

Moreover, the price is set from above and cannot be decided by the local government.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan's heart moved, pricing power!

 This is the only difference!

 Our village does not have the right to set prices for crops and food. We can get whatever the superiors say.

 But for crayfish, the pricing power is in our hands.

Seizing the key to pricing power, Wu Yuan's thinking suddenly became clear.

“Uncle Xu, this matter is not difficult to handle.”

 Lao Xutou said in astonishment: "Have you thought of a way?"

Even though Wu Yuan thought it was feasible, he still said, "I'll throw a brick first. Uncle Xu, listen to it."

 “Okay, you say it.” Old Xu Tou said simply.

Wu Yuan then said: "In order to protect the interests of crayfish farmers and cultivate the entire breeding market, our village has signed contracts with each farmer to purchase crayfish at a subsidized price, such as 5 cents per pound. We can study the details later. .”

"Since then, crayfish collected for 50 cents per pound will definitely lose money when sold to local merchants like Sanjie. But when sold to other places, such as the professor's wife in Shanghai and my wife's aunt, they will lose money. , at least the capital can be guaranteed.”

“After all, the prices in big cities can be twice as high as in our local area. For them, thirteen-spice crayfish costs two yuan per catty, and the raw materials cost 50 cents per catty, which is reasonable.”

“In addition, the village will continue to purchase wild crayfish this year to offset the cost of subsidized prices. In the end, the village should not be able to subsidize much money.”

After hearing this, Lao Xu Tou slapped the table and said, "It's better to keep your head busy! In this case, it makes sense."

“However, the subsidized price purchase contract signed with each farmer must have an upper limit. For example, the maximum purchase price per mu is 500 kilograms! To prevent farmers from purchasing wild lobsters at high prices to make up the difference and make up the difference.”

 This is indeed a loophole.

 But after Lao Xu’s head was blocked, it was no longer a problem.

Wu Yuan nodded and said: "Anyway, the general idea is this. Uncle Xu, please improve it."

“After two or three years, prices will rise, and the village’s need for subsidies will gradually decrease. By then, the entire crayfish farming industry will have entered a virtuous cycle.”

 Lao Xutou clicked his tongue and said, "That's true."

“However, only our village is qualified to use this method. If it were another village, one penny would be spent in half, how could they dare to make such a big decision to subsidize farmers?”

　　At this point, Lao Xu asked: "Xiao Yuan, tell the truth, can we really make money with the aluminum ingots we dumped this time?"

Wu Yuan laughed: "Uncle Xu, no matter how much I say, it's useless. Let's wait and see." Just as he was talking, Xu Huiqin came over.

Lao Xu turned around and asked: "Huiqin, one acre of shrimp pond can only produce three to five hundred kilograms of crayfish, which is too little. Can you work harder to increase the production?"

“At least it’s the same as crops, seven to eight hundred catties or more, enough for one thousand catties! In this way, if you raise two or three crops a year, the common people can make money.”

Xu Huiqin said in embarrassment: "Uncle, the growth of crayfish also has environmental requirements. If the breeding density is too high, it will not be conducive to survival, and in the end the gain will outweigh the loss."

 Lao Xutou had known this for a long time, so he just asked casually.

 Coupled with the ideas put forward by Wu Yuan, this matter has actually been established.

It’s a pity that Xu Huiqin doesn’t know.

 She came here specially to give advice to Lao Xutou.

So after giving up Old Xu Tou’s idea of ​​boosting crayfish production, Xu Huiqin continued: “Uncle, I’ve thought about it too.”

“I think we can sell the farmed crayfish to big cities and get a high price. It shouldn’t be difficult.”

“In this way, farmers can make a profit. At least the economics of raising crayfish can exceed that of ordinary crops.”

It’s a pity that Old Xu Tougang just heard the idea put forward by Wu Yuan.

 It is not surprising to hear the ideas put forward by this niece.

“Boss Wu has already given me an idea just now. It is more sound and feasible than your idea.”

 Then Old Xu Tou rambled on and repeated Wu Yuan's thoughts to Xu Huiqin.

Wu Yuan occasionally inserted a sentence to supplement the missing parts.

Hearing this, Xu Huiqin's eyes lit up and she said with relief: "This idea is really good, very detailed and thoughtful."

 Lao Xu pointed his head at his eldest niece and said, "You still have to learn from Boss Wu!"

“It only took one cigarette to come up with such a good idea.”

Wu Yuan saw that Xu Huiqin's face turned red after being told that, and immediately interrupted: "Uncle Xu, there is a hierarchy of knowledge and expertise. Huiqin is an expert in breeding and cultivating crayfish, and she is the one who industrializes crayfish in our village. Key person!"

After speaking, he turned to ask: "By the way, Huiqin, how many crayfish seedlings have been cultivated so far?"

Xu Huiqin said energetically: "It's about 800 kilograms, which can be cultivated for twenty acres."

  Converted, that is 40 kilograms of shrimp seedlings per acre.

 The scale of twenty acres is not really industrialized.

So Xu Huiqin added: "When the next crop of crayfish matures, the breeding scale of our village should gradually increase to about 50 acres."

 Still doesn’t sound like much.

 But after all, the terminal market for crayfish also needs to be expanded urgently.

> Simply increasing the scale of breeding in the village may be a waste of time.

 Although there are risks, there is no need to say so.

Even so, Old Xu Tou was already calculating with his abacus: "Twenty acres of breeding area, the full amount is 10,000 kilograms. If the entire purchase is subsidized, the subsidy cost will be 3,000 yuan."

“Fifty acres of breeding area, the full amount is 25,000 kilograms, and the subsidy cost is 7,500 kilograms!”

“In one year, the village can subsidy up to 10,500 yuan.”

 “It’s okay, it’s okay!” Lao Xu said angrily, wiping his forehead.

 (End of this chapter)